Genesis 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.”

Genesis 9:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:1618 words

וְהָיְתָהwəhāyətāhAnd exist

הַקֶּשֶׁתhaqešetThe bow

בֶּעָנָןbeʿānānIn cloud

וּרְאִיתִיהָûrəʾîtîhāAnd see

לִזְכֹּרlizəkōrTo mark

בְּרִיתbərîtCompact

עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed

בֵּיןbênBetween

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

וּבֵיןûvênAnd between

כָּלkālWhole

נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešBreathing creature

חַיָּהḥayāhAlive

בְּכָלbəḵālIn whole

בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עַלʿalAbove

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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